SAMARA COMPANY LIMITED vs. AKUA KARHARI AND GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY [2020]DLHC11472

Date	2020-11-26
Suit No.	SUIT N0. GJ/1002/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC11472

HIS LORDSHIP EMMANUEL KWESI MENSAH ‘ J’.

JUDE OSAFO YAW ADU-AMANKWA FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT

GILBERT AMISSAH FOR 2NDDEFENDANT

[2020]DLHC11472
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAMARA COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AKUA KARHARI AND GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JUDE OSAFO YAW ADU-AMANKWA FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

GILBERT AMISSAH
FOR 2NDDEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP EMMANUEL KWESI MENSAH ‘ J’.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;Per
the records. the Plaintift/Applicant
on the 28th May, 2020 filed a
motion for an an order for Interim injunction restraining the 2nd
Dclendant/Responder, from releasing confiscated good to the 1st&nbsp; Defendant/Respondcnt. The said application has
the support of ninteen paragraphed afiidavit filed on same date with exhibits
SCL I, SCL2. SCL3 and SCL4 thereto attached. The Applicant also attached its
statement ol case as require-a by Law in such applications. The records also
show that on the 16th September, 2020. o:1c Adwoa Birago Nyantakyi a Law clerk
to and in the Law firm of the "Plantiff's Counsd deposed to and filed a
live (5) paragraphed supplementary afiidavit
in further support or the Plaintiff/Applicant's case.<o:p></o:p>It
is also on record that Abdulai Iddrisu of the Legal Department: of the
2"'1 Defendant/Respondent, Ghana Revenue Amhority, Accra, deposed to and filed
six (6) paragrnphed affidavit in opposition on the 19th June, 2019, and proceeded to fik u statement of case
on the 14th July, 2020. The 1st Defendant/Respondent&nbsp; kua Karkari Afriyie did not file any&nbsp; affidavit in oppoition neither did she filed
a statement of the case. I have carefully read through all the processes
filed in respect of the
instant application and&nbsp; has come to the
firm conclusion &nbsp;that the application
should fail and it is accordingly dismissed for the foliowing reasons:-<o:p></o:p>I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Per paragraph 8 of the Plaintiff's
statement of claim fied on the 20th May, 2019, it is the case of the Plaintiff
that in November, 2019, it came to the Notice or Plaintiffs attention that a shipment of products
purported to be sasso
mosquito insecticides was in the possession of the 2nd Defendant and FDA (Food
and Drugs Authority) which is the Government Agency responsible for the inspection, certification and